Why were the Florentine Medici family important to Renaissance art?
The Medici banking family was the major financial patron of the arts in Florence during the early Renaissance, without whom many of the city’s works of art could not have been created. Its leading members included: Giovanni di Bicci de’ Medici, Cosimo de’ Medici, Piero de’ Medici, and Lorenzo de’ Medici. For more, see: The Medici Family in Florence During the Renaissance. Q. What happened in Rome during the Renaissance? Although Rome played second fiddle to Florence during the early Renaissance, it dominated the high Renaissance. Popes who contributed to the rise of painting, sculpture and architecture in the city, included: Pope Sixtus IV (reigned 1471-84), Pope Julius II (1503-13), Pope Leo X (1513-21), and Pope Paul III (1534-45). For more, see: the Renaissance in Rome. Q. What happened in Venice during the Renaissance? Venice also played a secondary role to Florence during the 15th century. In addition, its weather and trading history with the Orient, led to a slightly different fo
